February 11th, 2007
Casual game developers can look forward to earning some more bucks from Microsoft as the Big M has decided to share in-game advertising profits with the developers. This two-tier revenue program is rolled out for developers of MSN Games.
“Now, by sharing in-game advertising revenue, we’re allowing a more diversified business model that gives our partners […]
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December 18th, 2006
Former Chief Creative Officer for Star Wars Galaxies of Sony Online Entertainment, Raph Koster (Raphael Koster), has set up a new studio called Areae that is dedicated to virtual worlds where anyone can join in the fun.
Areae, Inc. is a company dedicated to taking the tired old virtual world and making it into something fresh […]
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December 3rd, 2006
Game developers and home brewers who have the XNA development tool can check out the Looking at XNA series by Channel 9. The history, the story and a debugging demo of XNA are all packed in this 2-part series.
Folllow the links and check them out:
Looking at XNA Part One
Looking at XNA Part Two
XNA via Gamedev.net
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September 1st, 2006
Aspiring game developers can now head to Microsoft XNA official site and download the XNA Game Studio Express beta. Using this development tool, you can develop PC games in your home, school or workplace.
If you want to create games for both the PC and Xbox 360, you have to join the Creators Club.
The Creators Club […]
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